Purpose

In order to understand how to use complex products and technologies together, you need a roadmap that shows you where to begin and where to go. We present the big picture, showing you which products and technologies you need to address specific scenarios. We purposely did not try to give an exhaustive description of how to implement a solution for broad topics such as supply chain management, which could easily fill a volume. Nor did we try to limit this discussion to conceptual material. The emphasis is on practical information that gives you a blueprint with some code samples to show you how to implement pieces of the puzzle, and lots of pointers to more information (e.g., product sites, product documentation, URLs, white papers, samples, etc.).